Mine rail tie and anchor



Sept. 26, 1939. s. MORANO mm RAIL TIE AND ANCHOR 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 FiledOct. 27, 1938 5. MORANQ Sept. 26, 1939.

MINE RAIL TIE AND ANCHOR.

Filed Oct. 2'7, 1938 2 SheetsSheet 2 Sam Mam n0 Patented Sept. 26, 1939UNITED STATES ATENT OFFICE 2 Claims.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in minerail ties and rail anchors.

The primary object of the invention is to provide car track structuresfor mines and has particular reference to the tie construction anddevices for anchoring rails thereon.

A further object of the invention is to provide a mine rail tie and railanchor wherein each rail supported on the metallic tie has the baseflange thereof at one side engaged by a clamp rigid with the tie withthe other rail flange engaged by a pair of pivotally mounted clamps thatare adapted to be locked in their rail-engaging position.

A further object of the invention is to provide a mine rail tie and railanchor of the foregoing character with means carried by the tie adjacenteach rail seat for forcing the rail into engagement with rigid clampscarried by the tie and aiding for the proper feeding of the rail to thebase flange thereof in proximity of the tie seat to be bent or distortedand further to position the spaced flange of the rail for engagement bypivotally mounted clamps carried by the tie.

With the above and other objects in view that will become apparent asthe nature of the invention is better understood, the same consists inthe novel form, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter morefully described, shown in the accompanying drawings and claimed.

In the drawings:-

5 Figure 1 is a side elevational view of a mine rail tie constructed inaccordance with the present invention, a pair of rails fragmentarilyillustrated and shown in section, being mounted on the tie,

40 Figure 2 is a top plan view of the tie with the rails removed andshowing the rigid and pivotally mounted rail flange-engaging clamp,

Figure 3 is a fragmentary bottom plan view of the tie, showing thesliding plates at the under 45 side of the tie for locking the pivotedrail flange engaging clamp in operative position,

Figure 4 is a fragmentary vertical longitudinal sectional view taken online 4-4 of Figure 2, showing the pivotally mounted rail flange en- 50gaging clamp and the locking plate associated with the clamp,

Figure 5 is a vertical cross-sectional view taken on line 5-5 of Figure1, showing the screw operated lever carried by a side of the tie forforc- 5 ing a rail into position on its seat on the tie,

Figure 6 is a cross-sectional view taken on line 6-6 of Figure 2,

Figure 7 is a fragmentary vertical longitudinal sectional view, similarto Figure 4, showing another form of latch device for holding the piv- 5oted rail flange engaging clamp in operative position, and

Figure 8 is a cross-sectional view similar to Figure 6, showing amodified construction for the support of the latch plate. 10

Referring more in detail to the accompanying drawings, the referencenumeral [0 designates in general a metallic tie for mine rails, the tiebeing of inverted U-shaped construction, comprising a top wall H andside walls l2. The 1 rails I3 supported on the top wall ll of the tieare spaced at the proper mine gage with one of the rails positionedadjacent one end of the tie and in proximity of a side wall of the minepassage to give better access to the devices for 20 anchoring the railson the ties.

Each rail l3 comprises base flanges l4 and I5, the base flange M beingengaged by a clamp l6 rigid with the top wall of the tie Ill, the otherflanges l5 of the rails being engaged by pivotally 25 mounted clamps. Arod ll extends transversely of the tie It beneath the top wall I lthereof and projects through the side walls I2, the rod l1 carrying ahead E8 on one end thereof engaged with the adjacent side wall l2 asshown in Figure 5, while the other threaded projecting end thereofreceives a lock nut 19, the rod I! being positioned laterally of thebase flange l5 of the rails l3. A pair of clamps 20 is pivotally mountedupon the rod [1 and projects upwardly through the opening 2| in the topwall ll of the tie, each clamp 20 carrying a clamping arm 22 adapted tobe engaged with the base flange l5 of the rail l3 while a foot 23projects laterally of the clamp 20, substantially in the plane of theclamping arm 22 and above the rod I1, the openings 2i in the top wall llof the tie being of a size to permit free movement therethrough of thefoot 23 of the clamp 20.

A locking device is associated with the clamps 20 for holding theclamping arms 22 engaged with the base flanges of the rails and includea latch plate 24 slidably mounted longitudinally of the tie between thetop wall ll thereof and in engagement with the lower face of said topwall, the latch plate being supported upon the cross rod 25 extendingbetween the side walls l2 of the tie. The end of the latch plate 24adjacent the clamp 20 is adapted to underlie the foot 23 of the clamp tohold the clamp against piv- 5 otal movement with the clamping arms 22there'- of engaged with the base flanges I5 of the rail, the operatingmeans for the sliding latch plate 24 for moving the same into and out ofoperative positions relative to the clamp foot 23 comprising an arm 26struck out and upwardly therefrom at the end spaced from the clamp foot23 with the arm projecting upwardly through the opening 21 in the topwall II of the tie, the

upper end of the arm 26 carrying a depending flange 28. A lock devicefor the latch plate 24 comprises a lever 29 pivotally mounted as at 30upon the upper side of the top wall II of the tie, one end of the lever29 carrying a hook 3| adapted to be engaged beneath the flange 28 of thearm 26 with an operating handle 32 at the other end of the lever 29.With the lever 29 engaged with the arm 26 and flange 28 of the latchplate 24 as shown in Figure 4, the forward end of the latch plate isdisposed beneath the foot 23 of the clamp 20 for holding the clampingarm 22 in engagement with the base flange of the rail. When the lever29. is moved on its pivotal mounting 30 to displace the hook 3Ilaterally of the arm 26 and flange 28 of the latch plate, the latter ispermitted to slide upon the guide supporting rod 25 to be disengagedfrom and positioned laterally of the clamp foot 23 to permit pivotalmovement of the clamp 20.

In assembling the rails I3 on the tie I9, the base flange I4 of the railis first engaged with the rigid clamp i6 and the clamps 29 that weremoved to the dotted line position as shown in Figure 4 are then shiftedto the full line positions illustrated and locked in position by thelatch plate 24. Should difiiculty be encountered in seating the rails onthe tie, due to distortion or bent portions of the rail flanges, meansis provided for forcing the rail into proper seating position on the tieIII and as shown in Figures 1 to 3 include such a device for each railseat having an arm 33 pivotally supported at the lower end thereof as at34 upon the outer side of aside wall I 2 of the tie adjacent its lowerend, the upper end of the arm 33 having r a lever 35 pivotally mountedthereon as at 35, a

' nose 3! carried by one end of the lever 35 being disposed forengagement with the rail I3, while the other end of the lever 35 has ascrew bolt 38 threaded therethrough that has the lower end thereofengaged with the top wall II of the tie. Upon downward movement of thescrew 38 through the lever 35, the nose 3'! of the lever is forced intoengagement with the rail I3 for moving the same onto its seat on the tieand into position to be engaged by the rigid clamps I6.

A webbing arrangement 39 depends from the underside of the top wall inwhich earth may be packed to aid in holding the tie in position.

A modified form of locking lever for the latch plate 24 is shown inFigure 7, the handle 32a of the latch plate 23a having a rod 40depending downwardly therethrough with an angular hand grip 4| upon itsupper end, the rod 49, carrying a disk 42 adjacent its lower end with acoil spring 43 surrounding the rod between the handle 32a and disk 42for normally forcing the rod 49 in a downward direction, the lower endof the rod 40 below the disk 42 being receivable in a depression 44formed in the upper wall I I of the tie for holding the lever 29a in itslocked position relative to the sliding latch plate 24.

In lieu of the cross rods 25 for the support of the sliding latch plate24, the modified construction shown in Figure 8 may be provided and inwhich the top wall IIa with a longitudinally extending groove 25a in theinner face of each side wall I2a adjacent the bottom face of the topwall I I a and into which groove 25a the side edges of the latch plate24a are slidably mounted for guiding movements therein.

From the above detailed description of the invention, it is believedthat the construction and operation thereof will at once be apparent andwhile there are herein shown and described the preferred embodiment ofthe invention, it is nevertheless to be understood that minor changesmay be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of theinvention as claimed.

I claim:

1. In a mine rail tie and rail anchor, a metallic tie having a flat topwall and depending side walls with a rigid rail clamp for a railsupported on the top wall, a cooperating rail clamp for the rigid railclamp hingedly mounted below the top wall of the tie and extendingthrough an opening therein and having a foot extending above the tie,means for locking the hinged rail clamp in rail engaging position, thelocking means including a plate longitudinally slidable beneath and incontact with the bottom face of the top wall of the tie into and out ofoperative engagement with the hingedly mounted rail clamp beneath thefoot thereof and to be protected by the top wall of the tie, guide andsupporting means for the slidable plate, an arm carried by the slidablelocking plate and extending above the tie through an opening in the topwall thereof, a lever pivotally connected to the upperside of the tieand engageable with said arm for holding the locking plate in operativeposition and a tensioned pin carried by the lever and interlockinglyengaged with the tie for holding the lever in its plate lockingposition.

2. In a mine rail tie and rail anchor, a metallic tie having a top walland depending side walls, a

rigid rail clamp for a rail supported on the top wall, a cooperatingrail clamp for the rigid rail clamp hingedly mounted below the top wallof the tie and extending through an opening therein and having a footextending above the tie, means for locking the hinged rail clamp in railengaging position including a longitudinally slidable plate mounted inthe tie beneath the top wall thereof and in sliding contact with thebottom face of the top wall, the inner faces of the side walls of thetie having guide grooves therein for guiding and sliding reception ofopposite side edges of the slidable plate, said plate beinglongitudinally movable of the tie into and out of operative engagementwith the hingedly mounted clamp beneath the foot thereof, the top wallof the tie having a slotted opening therein, an arm carried by theslidable locking plate extending upwardly through said opening, and alever pivotally connected to the top wall of the tie and engageable withsaid arm for holding the locking plate in operative position.

SAM MORANO.

